Miners strike hinges on Pittsburg district action
Dispatch from Pittsburg dated July 6 reports the miners’ strike depends on Pittsburgh district leaders to refrain from work. About 75 delegates attended the Saturday convention, the largest since 1879, urging passage of weighage and coal commission bills. Operators promise cooperation, but funds are empty as the idle army faces subsistence needs.
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Pittsburg
Jwy
Gov. Ilustings
Aveighing and Coal Commission
Minera
United Mine Workers of
Washington Dispatch
Mississippi
Dubuque
Newport
New Orleans
A P A WEDS A CATHOLIC IN TOLEDO WEDDING
In Toledo Monday a sensational A P A wedding joined Joseph D Batch a council member and state secretary with Miss Tessa Cracknel a devout Catholic. Rev Father Barry of the Church of the Good Shepherd officiated. The groom plans to resign his state secretary post and withdraw from the local council.
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Ohio
Toledo
A.P.A
Joseph D. Batch
Council No.2
P. A
Order of Zondiacs
Inner Circle
A. P. A. Order
Tessa Cracknel
Father Barry
Tthe Church of the Good Shepari
REJOICING IN HAWAII ANNEXATION NEWS SPARKS JOY
News from Honolulu reports the United States annexation treaty has been sent to the Senate and greeted with celebration by supporters of annexation and calls it a remedy to sugar interests. The Honolulu Bulletin editorializes that republican senators pushed the issue, while many locals view it as a step toward America.
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Hawaii
Ohio
Warrimoo
Honolulu
United States
Honolulu Bulletin
America
Siam Looks for Trouble Over Franco Tensions
Reported strain in Siam's relations with France as 100 Siamese under a royal commissioner invade Gourg in Liane Parabong, tax villages, burn settlements, and seize prisoners. Siamese forces raid Cambodian provinces from Phnom Penh and pillage villages. French proteges face police action. protests denied by Bangkok. International court refuses to hear French complaints.
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Siant
Prance
Gourg
Liane Parabong
International Court
Great jurist's sad plight and failing health
Judge Thomas Cooley, famed constitutional law authority and former Michigan Supreme Court justice, once head of the Interstate Commerce Commission, has become a hopeless invalid. His health, strained by age and overwork, worsened by intense ICC duties, leaves him nearly penniless with deep melancholia.
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Cooley
Thomas Cooley
Michigan Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Berone
Interstue Commerce Commission
Chicago Population Figures From New Directory
Chicago is listed at an estimated 1,828,000 residents with an increase of 74,000 over last year. The report notes a roughly 41.8 percent annual growth, predicting populations of about 1,007,210 in 1898 and 2,076,083 by 1900, suggesting the city will exceed 2 million before 1900.
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Windy City
Chicago
Will of John B Curtis of Deering Maine presented for probate
The will of the late John B Curtis of Deering Maine has been presented for probate. The estate is conservatively estimated at 2 000 000 with small bequests. most goes to charity. Much property is in the west. Curtis born in Branford. Branford remembered with a 20 000 gift for a free public library. Other beneficiaries include the Portland Widows Aid Society Name for Aged Women and Name for Aged Men, the general hospital, Portland Fraternity, Paine Memorial Corporation Boston, Portland Institute and the public library.
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John B. Curtis
Deering
Mr. Curtis
Branford
Portland Widows’ Aid Society
Name For Aged Women
Name For Aged Men
the General Hospital
Portland Fraternity
Paine Memorial Corporation of Boston
The
Portland Institute
Public Library
Louisville L & S A Faces Big Failure in Court Ruling
The Louisville Columbia Louildtg Loan and Saving Association shows assets and liabilities of 109000 each. Following a ruling tied to a recent appeals court decision, the interests contested and deemed illegal mirror the Commercial Building Trust Company’s failure.
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Louisville
Columbia Louildtg, Loan and Savinga Association of
Lrust Company
Hail Wipes Out Crops in Reandell Township South Dakota
A Wednesday hailstorm in Brown County wrecked nearly 2000 acres of grain and damaged corn and gardens. The storm moved eight to ten miles north to southeast, leaving large piles of hailstones visible hours later.
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Reandell
Brown County
South Dakota
Peter Maher Marries Agnes Torpaty in Philadelphia
The heavyweight pugilist Peter Maher wed Agnes Torpaty at St Thomas Catholic Church in Philadelphia on Thursday. The couple plans a extended honeymoon and a rural life on a farm after the ceremony.
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Peter Maher
St.Thomas
Philadelphia
Nisa
Agnes Torpaty
Murder at Millelais Lake Sparks Red Men Scandal
Five Indians die at Melony's Point on Millelais Lake near Breatherd after consuming pain killers laced with alcohol from Malone's trading post. Chief Wee Say killed as others near death. violence blamed on a trader, with authorities predicting further deaths amid growing outrage.
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Wee Say
Melony’s Point
Millelais Lake
Breatherd
Allen
Malone
Watson Attacks Bryan Over Populist Funds Debated Editorials
Berberg charges against Silver champion Reiterated as Tom Watson publishes a new Atlanta editorial accusing fusionists of steering the Populist vote to Democrats in 1900. It claims Bryan received 1600 dollars from book sales as the first installment of purchase money, urging Bryan to keep his money.
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Silver Champion
Tom Watson
Atlanta
Gan
Daliver
Democrata
Tig
Bryan
Tie
McKinley
Mississi
New York Midwife Denies Murder Link in Guldensuppe Case
Mrs Augusta Nack, midwife, under arrest in New York City for connection with the murder of William Guldensuppe, insists he will turn up all right. She claims she saw Guldensuppe Saturday afternoon, two hours after the first portion of his body was found, while police remain skeptical of his identity despite legs being identified as his.
Guards Guarding Two Negroes in Kentucky Mob Threat
Five hundred Kentucky state guards on active duty protect Green Dining charged with murder in Franklin Simpson County and Tol Stone charged with attempted assault in Glasgow. Stone moved from Bowling Green to Glasgow with 120 soldiers. Meanwhile post office inspectors go to Missouri City to probe nail robbery at the Wabash wreck as mail was damp and envelopes opened stealing cash from valuable letters.
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Kentucky
Kentucky State Guard
Green Dining
Franklin
Simpson County
Tol Stone
Glasgow
Stone
Bowling Green
Missouri City
Wabash
Republicans Move National HQ to Cleveland Building
The National Republican Committee plans to shift its headquarters from Washington to the Perry Payne building in Cleveland, the site of Hanna's national campaign. Washington HQ will remain open under an attached national committee staffer.
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National Republican Committee
Cleveland
Washington
Perry Payne
Hanna
Rockefeller Gift Secured For Baptist Missions
John D. Rockefeller will honor a $250,000 offer to the American Baptist Home Missionary Society and the American Baptist Missionary Union. The $286,000 goal, tied to a July raising condition, has been reached with a comfortable margin.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
American Baptist Missionary Union
Train Wreck Tangles Chicago Christian Endeavor trip
A Chicago Christian Endeavor train wreck occurred six miles west of Alkron Ohio when it ran into a freight train. Engineer Magner reportedly injured. a passenger named Fred Glaag- Tamplee was reportedly killed or seriously hurt amid unclear details.
Tragic Missouri Suicide Pact Ends in Deaths
The article reports a gangly trio in Missouri who tied side by side on a railroad track and were struck by a passing train. Two men died. the third and the uninjured others were described as gravely injured with little chance of recovery. The identities remained unclear amid a grim scene and questions about their motives and employment struggle.
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Phares Taborers
Eocalne
Tee
Walla
Willy Hed Howdy
Dad
Ensa
Montana closes gambling as law takes effect
At midnight Wednesday the anti gambling law went into effect wiping from the territory’s history a custom long existed. In the vest twenty four hours licensed law plays were heavier than ever before with reports of over $25 000 in winnings. A rumor of a petition from Hawaii and the queen’s social visit to Washington were denied as politically insignificant.
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Montana
Great Falls
Newegal
Til
Danies
Julius A. Palmer
Loex
Lilluokatani
Hawaii
National Capitol
Dismissal of Mullan Linked to Naval Court Penalty
News notes report Commander Dennis W Mullans dismissal from naval service following a court trial for neglect in command at Pensacola Navy Yard. He gained notoriety over the Samoan disaster while commanding the USS Nipsie. Separate items mention Senator Chandler proposing a tariff amendment to bar free passes in railroad pools, and Stewart L Woodford taking the oath as minister to Spain with expected July 20 departure.
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Chandler
Woodford
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
State Department
Omer
Wolford
Grain and livestock price survey across multiple markets
Chicago cattle and hogs quoted from 3.50 to 5.25 and 3.00 to 4.25 with sheep at 2.00 to 4.00, No 2 red wheat around 0.80 to 0.85, corn 0.20 to 0.28, oats 0.17 to 0.28, rye 0.85 to 0.87, plus Detroit Milwaukee and New York listings for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and miscellaneous items in various ranges.
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Chicago
Choice Creamery
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Ste
Oata
Rio
New York
Frederick E White Free Silver Governor Candidate in Town
Frederick E White a Keokuk County farmer and candidate for governor is named by the Town Free Silver Parties. The narrative outlines his early work, political battles against Major John Keuacey, and support from Free Silver advocates as he contested Lavery and others, reinforcing his national silver platform in the state.
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Wrederick Wayward White
Ign
John Keuacey
Witshen
Snow
Dia Westrhet
Majir Lavery
Congressmin
Lacoy Andy
Bret
Wewissean
Bi-Metall ic Men Meet At Ohio Valley Conclave
Delegates from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Virginia gather at the Pike Opera House in Cincinnati for a regional conference of the Bi-Metallic movement. A high point is an address by William Jennings Bryan with crowds in Newport and Cincinnati. Bryan arrives late and is greeted amid a protracted reception and street throng.
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Oho Valley League
Chipermoath
Weark
Ohio Valley Biaret
Pike Opera
Giacinnati
George Washington
Newport
Ohio
Indiana
Pews
Coney Tshund
William Bryan
Wat Lee
Archbishop Janssens Dies Aboard Creole En Route To New York
Archbishop Janssens of New Orleans died on the steamer Creole while traveling to New York to sail for Europe. He had shown signs of failing health but chose to visit his family before continuing. Born in New Orleans, he became bishop of Mississippi and was named archbishop of the New Orleans diocese after Archbishop Laroy’s death.
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Calhoun
W. J. Calhoun
Ohio
Treasury
Washinton
Archbhishop Janssena
Brancis Janssens
New Orleans
New Yorks
Europe
Janseeus Enimye
America
Oi Missisaippi
Laoray
Dortant
Armerica
Judge Cooley Invalid Memory Loss Mentioned
Thomas M Conley longtime national legal authority experiences memory loss and potential confinement for treatment. Reports note his recent illness keeping him from duties as a former Michigan Supreme Court justice and member of the Commerce Commission.
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